Our Birthday Girl

Last Tuesday was Violet's birthday. My Dad arrived Wednesday night and we had a sweet visit with him. Violet seemed to enjoy every minute with her Poppa, and for that we are very thankful. As I had alluded to, she has been going through a clingy stage lately and we were glad to see it coming to an end during my Dad's visit. It can be pretty miserable when you can't pass the baby off to someone else, much less walk out of the room. She is better now and we are thankful for her attachment to her parents. It is as it should be.

Tuesday evening a quick family picture of Violet when she turned one.

Saturday we kicked off the party at noon with hot dogs and the fixins'. We had a combined birthday with our neighbors daughter since Violet and her were turning one one week apart.

We were thankful for warm weather after several overcast chilly days.

The cake was ready and so were the girls.

Vi dug right in. She knew what to do with the cake. EAT UP!

Sweet presents were shared. 

The tu-tu was worn. What better day to wear it than the birthday party day!

Birthday girls!

Violet's own crayons. To be used at a future date. :)

Sweet Niya-girl.

Some of the party decorations.

Yeah for our one year old!

The girls!

The cake before she dove in.

 The sharing of the cake. :)

Pillowcase dress from Wendy, our neighbor. So pretty!

We had a special day with our big girl. She really is changing in so many ways so quickly. Still no teeth and real crawling, but she is learning new sounds and words daily. She is beginning to be quite the cruiser around our couch and she is in general changing to look like a big girl. God has blessed us abundantly with her little life. This past year has been so sweet.

Thank you family and friends for making her birthday a special one. The sweet cards and gifts are treasures. Love y'all.